What color is #363A60?

#363A60 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363A60?

The RGB value is 54, 58, 96: 54 red, 58 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363A60?

The complementary color is #605C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363A60 color

#363A60 rgb(54, 58, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #363A60 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 22.7% green and 37.6% blue (54, 58, 96).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#363A60 color codes

HEX	`#363A60`
RGB	`rgb(54, 58, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 22.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 44%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 40%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.73, 9.28, -23.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.73, 24.91, 291.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.145, 4.655, 11.691)`
Decimal	`3553888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363A60, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #363A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #363A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363a60; }
.text { color: #363a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 58 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363a60, #473660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #363A60?: #363A60 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363A60?: The RGB value is 54, 58, 96: 54 red, 58 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363A60?: The complementary color is #605C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.